Improving quality of care for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Population Health Management

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 209-215

  Deprez, Ronald ^a   Kinner, Amy ^a   Millard, Peter ^b   Baggott, Leeann ^a   Mellett, Jean ^b   Loo, Jia Ling ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (United States)

^b EMHS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COUNSELING; DIET; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXERCISE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RURAL AREA; SELF CARE; SMOKING CESSATION PROGRAM; UNITED STATES;

CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MAINE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 68949220149     PISSN: 19427891     EISSN: 19427905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/pop.2008.0043     Document Type: Article

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